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<p>[QUOTE="leeg, post: 4607551, member: 17073"]Thanks All!</p><p><br /></p><p>The history continues:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141246[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141247[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141248[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141249[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>“When President Harding, in the White House at 10 o’clock on the morning of August 8, presses an electric button, the gates of the Centennial Exposition and State Fair at Sedalia will open wide on a gigantic celebration of Missouri’s hundredth birthday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Missouri, the ‘Show-me’ State, will put its famous slogan into practice and show the world the progress it has made when thousands of persons take part in ‘The Pageant of Missouri,’ the stellar event of the Centennial-Fair, August 8-20. Every important phase of the state’s picturesque history, from the time of La-Salle’s penetration into a wilderness until the present, will be graphically represented.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141250[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>An appropriation of $50,000 will be spent in producing the Pageant. The final production will be a masterpiece combining the genius of dramatist, artist and musician. Although divided into fifteen episodes, the movement of the Pageant falls into three general parts. When the lights slowly brighten on the first part, a primeval forest will form the background for a tribe of Osage Indians in camp. A miniature river at the front of the stage, representing the Mississippi, will be the highway by which La-Salle, Marquette, and Joliet, approach. The founding of the little settlement of St. Louis by Pierre Laclede and the Louisiana Purchase are the culminating events of the first part.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second part portrays Missouri’s struggle for statehood, the admission after years of debate, and the state’s participation in the romantic Mexican and trying Civil Wars. This is the period of struggle. It is followed by the period of the development of Missouri’s natural resources with the subsequent growth of commerce. The final phases of the Pageant will partake of the nature of the festival.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Pageant is only one of several hundred attractions at the Centennial-Fair. During the second week, Sinbad, Ali Baba, and all of Scheherazade’s other fascinating characters will be presented in kaleidoscopic flashes of color in the Gordon Fireworks spectacle, ‘The Arabian Nights.’ A thousand dollars’ worth of fireworks will be consumed nightly in the ‘Burning of Bagdad,’ the thrilling climax of the production.</p><p><br /></p><p>A premium list totaling $93,220 is one of the drawing cards of the Fair. This premium list, exceeding by more than $40,000 the prizes offered in any previous year, will be an inducement for unusual exhibits of every description. Entries have been received in great numbers during the past week. Many exhibitors have not yet been heard from.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141253[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Midway, with every manner of amusement device, has been enlarged for the Centennial celebration. Music lovers have not been forgotten by the planners of the Centennial-Fair. Thaviu, Poepping, and Roy D. Smith are three of a dozen band directors who will bring their organizations to the Exposition. Opera singers, vaudeville artists, and stunt musicians are also on the program. And for thrills the Centennial will have no peer. Ruth Law, the famous woman aviator, will pilot one of the several planes which will fly and perform stunts each afternoon and night during the two weeks.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a tent, take it to Sedalia and pitch it in White City, the great free camping ground adjacent to the Fair Grounds. This huge canvas city has been planned by civic experts with the result that it contains most of the advantages of a real town.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sedalia is ready to entertain all the visitors who do not wish to camp in White City.</p><p><br /></p><p>‘Every home in Sedalia, from the most humble to the most palatial,’ declares Mayor F.F. Hatton, ‘will be thrown wide open for your comfort and entertainment.’</p><p><br /></p><p>The following is a schedule of lodging prices in Sedalia:</p><p><br /></p><p>Room with bath privilege, per day, whether occupied by one or two persons, $2.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>Room without bath privilege, whether occupied by one or two persons, per day, $1.50.</p><p><br /></p><p>Each additional person over two in room, per day, 75¢.</p><p><br /></p><p>Auto races at Centennial-Fair:</p><p><br /></p><p>Thirty of the nation’s foremost auto racing drivers will compete in the Opening day races at Sedalia, August 8. The sport is one of the chief attractions at Missouri’s birthday party at that place August 8-20.”<b>2</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>2. The Herald</i>, Hayti (MO). Missouri to have Centennial-Fair August 8 -20. Exposition at Sedalia is planned to be Great Historical Demonstration. August 25, 1921.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="leeg, post: 4607551, member: 17073"]Thanks All! The history continues: [ATTACH=full]1141246[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1141247[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1141248[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1141249[/ATTACH] “When President Harding, in the White House at 10 o’clock on the morning of August 8, presses an electric button, the gates of the Centennial Exposition and State Fair at Sedalia will open wide on a gigantic celebration of Missouri’s hundredth birthday. Missouri, the ‘Show-me’ State, will put its famous slogan into practice and show the world the progress it has made when thousands of persons take part in ‘The Pageant of Missouri,’ the stellar event of the Centennial-Fair, August 8-20. Every important phase of the state’s picturesque history, from the time of La-Salle’s penetration into a wilderness until the present, will be graphically represented. [ATTACH=full]1141250[/ATTACH] An appropriation of $50,000 will be spent in producing the Pageant. The final production will be a masterpiece combining the genius of dramatist, artist and musician. Although divided into fifteen episodes, the movement of the Pageant falls into three general parts. When the lights slowly brighten on the first part, a primeval forest will form the background for a tribe of Osage Indians in camp. A miniature river at the front of the stage, representing the Mississippi, will be the highway by which La-Salle, Marquette, and Joliet, approach. The founding of the little settlement of St. Louis by Pierre Laclede and the Louisiana Purchase are the culminating events of the first part. The second part portrays Missouri’s struggle for statehood, the admission after years of debate, and the state’s participation in the romantic Mexican and trying Civil Wars. This is the period of struggle. It is followed by the period of the development of Missouri’s natural resources with the subsequent growth of commerce. The final phases of the Pageant will partake of the nature of the festival. The Pageant is only one of several hundred attractions at the Centennial-Fair. During the second week, Sinbad, Ali Baba, and all of Scheherazade’s other fascinating characters will be presented in kaleidoscopic flashes of color in the Gordon Fireworks spectacle, ‘The Arabian Nights.’ A thousand dollars’ worth of fireworks will be consumed nightly in the ‘Burning of Bagdad,’ the thrilling climax of the production. A premium list totaling $93,220 is one of the drawing cards of the Fair. This premium list, exceeding by more than $40,000 the prizes offered in any previous year, will be an inducement for unusual exhibits of every description. Entries have been received in great numbers during the past week. Many exhibitors have not yet been heard from. [ATTACH=full]1141253[/ATTACH] The Midway, with every manner of amusement device, has been enlarged for the Centennial celebration. Music lovers have not been forgotten by the planners of the Centennial-Fair. Thaviu, Poepping, and Roy D. Smith are three of a dozen band directors who will bring their organizations to the Exposition. Opera singers, vaudeville artists, and stunt musicians are also on the program. And for thrills the Centennial will have no peer. Ruth Law, the famous woman aviator, will pilot one of the several planes which will fly and perform stunts each afternoon and night during the two weeks. If you have a tent, take it to Sedalia and pitch it in White City, the great free camping ground adjacent to the Fair Grounds. This huge canvas city has been planned by civic experts with the result that it contains most of the advantages of a real town. Sedalia is ready to entertain all the visitors who do not wish to camp in White City. ‘Every home in Sedalia, from the most humble to the most palatial,’ declares Mayor F.F. Hatton, ‘will be thrown wide open for your comfort and entertainment.’ The following is a schedule of lodging prices in Sedalia: Room with bath privilege, per day, whether occupied by one or two persons, $2.00. Room without bath privilege, whether occupied by one or two persons, per day, $1.50. Each additional person over two in room, per day, 75¢. Auto races at Centennial-Fair: Thirty of the nation’s foremost auto racing drivers will compete in the Opening day races at Sedalia, August 8. The sport is one of the chief attractions at Missouri’s birthday party at that place August 8-20.”[B]2[/B] [B][I]2. The Herald[/I], Hayti (MO). Missouri to have Centennial-Fair August 8 -20. Exposition at Sedalia is planned to be Great Historical Demonstration. August 25, 1921.[/B][/QUOTE]
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